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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 43 / Monday, March 8, 2021 / Notices
authorization, requests for changes need to be filed by entities on occasion.
47 CFR 73.702 note states that permittees who during the process of construction wish to engage in equipment tests shall by informal written request, submitted to the Commission in triplicate not less than 30 days before they desire to begin such testing, indicate the frequencies they desire to use for testing and the hours they desire to use those frequencies.
47 CFR 73.702e states within 14
days after the end of each season, each licensee or permittee must file a report with the Commission stating whether the licensee or permittee has operated the number of frequency hours authorized by the seasonal schedule to each of the zones or areas of reception specified in the schedule.
47 CFR 73.782 requires that licensees retain logs of international broadcast stations for two years. If it involves communications incident to a disaster, logs should be retained as long as required by the Commission.
47 CFR 73.759d states that the licensee or permittee must keep records of the time and results of each auxiliary transmitter test performed at least weekly.
47 CFR 73.762b requires that licensees notify the Commission in writing of any limitation or discontinuance of operation of not more than 10 days.
47 CFR 73.762c states that the licensee or permittee must request and receive specific authority from the Commission to discontinue operations for more than 10 days under extenuating circumstances.
47 CFR 1.13011.1319 cover certifications of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and how the public will be protected from radio frequency radiation hazards.
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Marlene Dortch, Secretary.
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Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of four matching programs.
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
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Privacy Act, this document announces the establishment of computer matching programs the Federal Communications Commission FCC or Commission or Agency and the Universal Service Administrative Company USAC will conduct with the State of Missouris Department of Social Services MDSS;
North Carolinas Department of Health and Human Services NCDHHS;
Pennsylvanias Department of Human Services PDHS; and Tennessees Department of Human Services TDHS.
Agencies. The purpose of these four matching programs is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of the Universal Service Fund USF Lifeline program, which is administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More information about these programs is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or before April 7, 2021. This computer matching program will commence on April 7, 2021, and will conclude 18
months later.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, or Privacy@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Drake at 2024181707 or Privacy@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lifeline program provides support for discounted broadband and voice services to low-income consumers.
Lifeline is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company USAC under FCC direction.
Consumers qualify for Lifeline through proof of income or participation in a qualifying program, such as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program SNAP, Federal Public Housing Assistance, Supplemental Security Income SSI, Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, and/or various Tribal-specific federal assistance programs. In a Report and Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the Commission ordered USAC to create a National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier National Verifier, including the National Lifeline Eligibility Database LED, that would match data about Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber.
The Commission found that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. The purpose of these particular matching programs is
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to verify Lifeline eligibility by establishing that applicants or subscribers in Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee are enrolled in the SNAP and/or Medicaid programs.
Participating NonFederal Agencies Missouri Department of Social Services MDSS;
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services NCDHHS;
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services PDHS; and Tennessee Department of Human Services TDHS.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.;
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, et al., Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 400621, paras. 12666 2016
2016 Lifeline Modernization Order.
Purposes In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order, the FCC required USAC to develop and operate the National Verifier to improve efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program. The stated purpose of the National Verifier is to increase the integrity and improve the performance of the Lifeline program for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline participants, including Lifeline providers, subscribers, states, community-based organizations, USAC, and the Commission. 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, para. 126. To help determine whether Lifeline applicants and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order contemplates that the USAC-operated LED will communicate with information systems and databases operated by other Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011
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Categories of Individuals The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the four matching programs include, but are not limited to, those individuals residing in a single household who have applied for Lifeline benefits; are currently receiving Lifeline benefits; are individuals who enable another individual in their household to qualify for Lifeline benefits; are minors whose status qualifies a parent or guardian for Lifeline benefits; are individuals who have received Lifeline benefits; or are individuals acting on behalf of an eligible telecommunications carrier ETC who have enrolled individuals in the Lifeline program.

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